Sentences with phrase «about his conservation work»

If you've ever heard Russell Simmons talk about making the arts accessible to disadvantaged kids through his RUSH Foundation or asked Ted Danson about his conservation work with Oceana, you know that passion can be contagious.

There are also backstage tours explaining about the conservation work and care of sea animals.

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If you care about sustainability and the conservation of natural resources, food waste is something you should be aware of, and working to reduce.

The Glen Ellyn Park District has been working with Conservation Design Forum, an ecological design company, and landscape architects Farr Associates since early June to create a master plan for the park at a cost of about $ 56,000.

Join an exclusive group of people who are passionate about the Nature Museum's education and conservation work, and our mission to grow our region's urban connection to the world of nature and science.

The League of Conservation Voters Education Fund (LCVEF) works with our state LCVEF partners, educates the public, media and elected officials about key environmental issues, works to increase voter participation in the democratic process and mobilizes a diverse network of activists to advocate for sound environmental policies.

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men from relief families as part of the New Deal... Maximum enrollment at any one time was 300,000; in nine years 3 million young men participated in the CCC, which provided them with shelter, clothing, and food, together with a small wage of $ 30 (about $ 547 in 2015) a month ($ 25 of which had to be sent home to their families).

Ultimately, the group will work with the state Department of Environmental Conservation to determine how to protect the forests while also ensuring the lands will continue to supply timber to local mills that support about 100 jobs

JAMESTOWN - A representative from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation will be sharing details about population management for urban deer during a work session of the Jamestown City Council tonight.

Rob has also been a member of the North Castle Land Trust, a community of members who work with local officials and key organizations to bring about thoughtful land conservation.

The conflict got Cinner thinking about how conservation really works.

Scientific analysis of several paintings has revealed new information about Vincent van Gogh's use of color, an unattributed work believed to be by Spanish master Diego Velazquez, and the materials used by artists in the Roman era, according to conservation experts at a 14 February news briefing at the 2016 AAAS Annual Meeting.

Mass: No, that was actually in the days before the Internet, and so I knew that I wanted to combine science and art in some way, but it wasn't until I was finishing up my dissertation when I learned about the field of art conservation and that there were chemists who work in art museums, spending their careers studying objects of art.

«Knowing, scientifically, that people who have been trained to identify individual bears can do so with a reasonable expectation of accuracy helps us to know that the work we are doing to learn about these bears is based on good science, not just personal opinion» said Russ Van Horn, Ph.D., a lead researcher on the study and a research scientist for the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research.

«This paper, by addressing the issue for all mammals, reminds us that we also need to think about the less charismatic species, and the less high - profile ones,» says E. J. Milner - Gulland, a conservation scientist at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom who was not involved with the work.

Steve: For the last, what, about four years, you've been working on this books that's now come out, the Birder's Conservation Handbook.

«This is something we've definitely been concerned about,» says ecologist Lee Hannah of Conservation International, who has studied climate paths in South Africa and Mexico and is part of the managed relocation working group.

«We had to learn how to feed this species, we had to learn about its reproductive physiology, and thank goodness we started as early as we did because now it looks like [captive breeding] is a serious need for the species,» says Terri Roth, director of the zoo's Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife, which works closely with Indonesia's Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary in Way Kambas National Park.

While we all hope and work towards keeping the snow leopard alive in the wild zoo populations also have their role in helping to educate the public about conservation of this and other endangered animals.

Seeking to learn more about conservation decision making, Amelia spent the last three years working at the Centre as a postdoctoral researcher, focusing on the prioritization of management actions on islands in Western Australia and Queensland.

In a letter published in Science, a group of conservationists and conservation scientists, including members of the IUCN Saola Working Group and the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research Berlin, have voiced their concern about the future of the species and stressed the importance of urgent ex situ management...

A conversation about media makers working with scientists to share the important message of conservation with the general public.

Ever since I was a kid learning about the reintroduction of wolves as a keystone species I have made it my goal to work my way into the field of conservation biology.

Filled with information about bats, the scientists who work with them, and current approaches to bat conservation, this title in the Scientists in the Field series is filled with information, as it dispels myths about the flying mammal.

She is also a lifelong animal lover and has written numerous children's books about animals, worked at the Wildlife Conservation Society, and is a writer and editor for the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals.

United States About Blog The Endangered Species Coalition is a national network of hundreds of conservation, scientific, religious, sporting, outdoor recreation, business and community organizations working to protect our nation's disappearing wildlife and last remaining wild places.

Washington, DC About Blog The world's leading conservation organization, WWF works in 100 countries and is supported by 1.2 million members in the United States and close to 5 million globally.

We're leading a movement to overcome local and national challenges caused by free - roaming cats, bringing about change by conveying the most current scientific information, promoting science - based policies, and working with diverse stakeholders such as animal shelters, veterinarians, wildlife rehabilitators, and conservation biologists.

That's why the PLC is working to educate consumers about selecting and caring for the right fish, the prevention of invasive species and ongoing conservation efforts.

Tune in as Megan Parker, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Working Dogs for Conservation, talks to Marcie and Whistle about how she works side - by - side with some amazing canine scientists!

About Site - The world's leading conservation organization, WWF works in 100 countries and is supported by 1.2 million members in the United States and close to 5 million globally.

I work extensively on photo and art projects that shine the light on shelter animals, raise awareness about animal welfare issues and promote conservation.

As an advocate of trap - neuter - return working for one of that nation's leading animal welfare organizations, Best Friends Animal Society — and somebody quite familiar with the science surrounding TNR and free - roaming cats in general — I feel compelled to respond to R. Scott Nolen's recent article («Cats may be greater threat to wildlife than first thought,» JAVMA News, April 1, 2013) about the paper published earlier this year by the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).

The project also works hard to educate the local community about the conservation of their local wildlife and habitat and you can support this area of the centre's work too.

Later, visit the Sea Turtle Conservancy to learn about the history of the region and important conservation work taking place on Tortuguero's beaches.

The other fundamental pillar of Bodhi's multi-faceted mission are their eco-action and community engagement initiatives, including town and beach trash clean - ups, planting trees for community reforestation projects, teaching local stakeholders about conservation, empowering local youth with GPS technology, offering free yoga classes in return for community service work, hosting high school students to work on community projects.

Day 4 Thursday - Drawaqa IslandCruise to Drawaqa Island Where our Marine Biologist joins us for a presentation about the local marine life and the volunteer conservation work carried out in the area.

Learn about scientists» conservation work at Charles Darwin Research Station and photograph giant tortoises at the tortoise - breeding center

Taking the title of World's Leading Conservation Company at the World Travel Awards, Parques de Sintra director Jose Lino Ramos speaks to Breaking Travel News about how the title will allow the company to further its work.

FIU scientists have become increasingly concerned about the vulnerable populations of sharks and rays around the world and especially in Belize, where Global FinPrint lead scientist and FIU professor Demian Chapman has worked for nearly two decades on shark conservation.

As you learn about coral reef conservation you may also want to work on a conservation project as part of your PADI National Geographic Diver certification.

With new knowledge about the pigments and techniques used in the painting, art historians, scientists, and conservators from the Getty Research Institute, the Getty Conservation Institute, and the Getty Museum, along with a distinguished group of invited scholars, consider how these findings modify an understanding of Pollock's process and larger body of work.

In association with the Donald Judd Catalogue Raisonné project, Judd Foundation researches information about the conservation of Judd works and can assist owners with questions about the current condition of works.

Within her work, Isabelle revels the overwhelming importance of animal conservation, and her desire to inform viewers about the vulnerability that many of these wild animals face.

Members were so interested in conservation work that I had to be the «bad guy» when the event ended at 5:00 p.m., ushering about 20 members out of the lab so security could secure the Museum!

In a statement, Louise said, «John and I are deeply committed to the mission of the Getty, and passionate about the work of the Getty Conservation Institute in particular.

The DMA got to give the panels their 21st century debut in exchange for its conservation work but had to keep quiet about the project until Art Bridges, which owns the murals and will travel them to other museums, officially announced its formation in September.

I'm working on a project with a writer with Amazon Studios about the conservation movement.

Scores and videos from the 1980s to the present depicting Anna Halprin's «Planetary Dance» rituals; Charles Atlas's The Tyranny of Consciousness (2017), a video wall depicting blazing sunsets over which we hear the voice of New York drag performer Lady Bunny talk about her life and the environment; Bonnie Ora Sherk's Evolution of Life Frames: Past, Present, Future and Crossroads Community (The Farm)(both 2005 — 17)-- photographs and documents tracing her longstanding work in community activism and environmental conservation.

Through my work with elephants, I became pretty deeply involved in the conservation community, and passionate about conservation issues, especially around the challenges facing elephants.